In ordering a height reduction and the cut-out section from the mid-rise portion of the building, the Commission seemed to at least be partially swayed by a late push by Brooklyn Bridge historian David McCullough, who visited the fabled span this month to call for the Walentas proposal to not only be halted, but for other buildings around the bridge to be demolished for a national park.

McCullough’s viewpoint was published in Newsweek last week. The next step of the process will move to the City Council for a vote.

The Dumbo Neighborhood Alliance (DNA) has been a vocal opposition to the height, distance, and the mass of the proposed development and will no doubt be releasing a statement. We received word from them that in addition to David McCullough, several celebrities will be starring in supporting roles in their grass roots campaign. Gabriel Byrne of The Usual Suspects and HBO’s In Treatment, Helen Hunt of As Good as It Gets and Mad About You, Gary Sinise of The Green Mile and Forrest Gump, Ana Gasteyer of Saturday Night Live and Mean Girls, Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns of Brooklyn Bridge and The Civil War fame and Skipp Sudduth of Third Watch and Law & Order have all added their support to the opposition of the proposed 18-story building.

Hilarious? What I find ‘Hilarious’ is that somehow who speak for ‘The rest of the World’…that’s hilarious as you and your supporters are in a minority.

What I find ‘loony tuney’ is that none of you have bothered to notice the 800 pound gorilla in the room.

Let me tell you about the 800 pound gorilla, it is called the economy, which keeps taking nose dives, so much so, the head of Freddie Mac CFO has committed suicide. You people are living in a fantasy, the fantasy or hope that ‘things will get better’. We are entering another great depression but ‘spend spend spend’ is still the status quo.

Have you notice all the new construction? Have any of you bothered to ask where are the tenants for this building, let alone all the others in the area are going to come from- NO. You are delusional to think this will get built when even Silverstein has pushed the estimate of the freedom tower by decades, why? NO TENANTS! The economy is in shambles and you people refuse to see that. Now when the time comes to break ground and TT realizes they will build this at a loss for themselves, watch your tower disappear.

So ask yourself, ‘Brooklyn Love’ (an oxymoron as you don’t love brooklyn), why would a developer build something that will cost him more than what he will make?

Many analysts don’t expect the housing slide to show signs of stabilizing until the second half of this year. They said layoffs may be at their high point, but that the jobless rate, already at a 25-year high, will keep rising until the middle of 2010″

No jobs equals no tenants which means no profit, it means a loss. Construction jobs which are the only thing this building will produce will be a temporary fix and I am sure the non union workers won’t be able to afford the rent.

“While the collapsing U.S. housing market may be at the root of the global economic recession, the downturn’s effects are being felt hardest overseas. Take Iceland, for instance. Its biggest banks failed, its economy may shrink 10 percent this year, its government fell, its central banker was sacked, the country was bailed out with a $2.1 billion IMF loan, and 7,000 people (in a country of 300,000) took to the streets in protest.”

So guess what my delusional friend, the rest of the World is in the tank which means, no exports of U.S. products. No exports equals no jobs, equals no tenants again.

So keep wishing it, when time comes to break ground, there will be no money to spare on ambitious projects.

So please, before you suggest you know how the rest of the World feels (ie your small circle of friends), perhaps you should take a dose of reality. It may help you in your sickness.

Hilarious? What I find ‘Hilarious’ is that somehow who speak for ‘The rest of the World’…that’s hilarious as you and your supporters are in a minority.

What I find ‘loony tuney’ is that none of you have bothered to notice the 800 pound gorilla in the room.

Let me tell you about the 800 pound gorilla, it is called the economy, which keeps taking nose dives, so much so, the head of Freddie Mac CFO has committed suicide. You people are living in a fantasy, the fantasy or hope that ‘things will get better’. We are entering another great depression but ‘spend spend spend’ is still the status quo.

Have you notice all the new construction? Have any of you bothered to ask where are the tenants for this building, let alone all the others in the area are going to come from- NO. You are delusional to think this will get built when even Silverstein has pushed the estimate of the freedom tower by decades, why? NO TENANTS! The economy is in shambles and you people refuse to see that. Now when the time comes to break ground and TT realizes they will build this at a loss for themselves, watch your tower disappear.

So ask yourself, ‘Brooklyn Love’ (an oxymoron as you don’t love brooklyn), why would a developer build something that will cost him more than what he will make?

Many analysts don’t expect the housing slide to show signs of stabilizing until the second half of this year. They said layoffs may be at their high point, but that the jobless rate, already at a 25-year high, will keep rising until the middle of 2010″

No jobs equals no tenants which means no profit, it means a loss. Construction jobs which are the only thing this building will produce will be a temporary fix and I am sure the non union workers won’t be able to afford the rent.

“While the collapsing U.S. housing market may be at the root of the global economic recession, the downturn’s effects are being felt hardest overseas. Take Iceland, for instance. Its biggest banks failed, its economy may shrink 10 percent this year, its government fell, its central banker was sacked, the country was bailed out with a $2.1 billion IMF loan, and 7,000 people (in a country of 300,000) took to the streets in protest.”

So guess what my delusional friend, the rest of the World is in the tank which means, no exports of U.S. products. No exports equals no jobs, equals no tenants again.

So keep wishing it, when time comes to break ground, there will be no money to spare on ambitious projects.

So please, before you suggest you know how the rest of the World feels (ie your small circle of friends), perhaps you should take a dose of reality. It may help you in your sickness.

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